palavrão

Portuguese

Etymology

From palavra +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.laˈvɾɐ̃w̃/ [pa.laˈvɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: pa‧la‧vrão

Noun

palavrão m (plural palavrões)

  1. augmentative of palavra (“word”)
  2. curse, swear word (impolite, vulgar or offensive taboo word)
    Synonyms: (Brazil) xingamento, asneira, (rare, technical) tabuísmo
    Não se deve dizer palavrões.
    One should not say swear words.
  3. (colloquial) a big and difficult to pronounce word

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